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Need for Speed I got caught speeding in Nebraska. I blame Laguna Beach. Here’s what happened. I was passing the exit for Kearney. This exit...

An Elegant Mind Since the holiday season is upon us, the demands on your time and energy will most likely increase. Since you have no...

Money And Holidays Stocks continue their pattern of meandering without sustained trends. An uptrend developed after the summer slump and then came under pressure in...

Christmas Tree Caper I didn’t get the message. I showed up the Sunday after Thanksgiving with grandkids in tow for the tree lighting ceremony at...

Here Comes Santa Claus Holiday shopping got off to a mixed start. Traffic was weak at Gap, Old Navy and Chico’s and up at TJX...

GoPro Alert Last week was my birthday. My grandkids sent me presents. I have two sets of three grandkids each from my two daughters. The...

Dana Point Answers Laguna’s Problems Parking, congestion, safety issues, lack of sidewalks, short term rentals…. Laguna has growing pains in adjusting to the seemingly increasing...

“My Cat Wants to Eat Me for Thanksgiving Dinner” “Research shows that house cats have personality characteristics most similar to lions and would eat their...

The Bipolar Stock Market  Stocks fluctuate in the short-term largely in response to psychological or emotional reactions to events affecting companies or the economy. Lately,...

Popping the Bubble Laguna has the power to make us forget our earthly problems. The green belt, blue belt and radiant sun enveloping them form...

Giant in Distress Whoo..whoo, whoo…I heard the repeated haunting calls of owls early this morning. They were coming from the giant Torrey pine tree across...

Thanksgiving with Two Students By James Utt   When I was young and healthy, the only doctor I came in contact with was Doc Martens and his...

Frogman I went to the laser light show hosted by the Laguna Art Museum. I was standing on the surf line at Main Beach. I...

Congestion Suggestion Last week my friend and colleague David Hanson of that cross-town paper quoted me saying I was down on the City Council because...

Shopping For Blue Chips Halfway through the fourth quarter and investors nervously anticipate both the Federal Reserve meeting in mid-December and the critical retail shopping...